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Panelists discuss how philanthropy has been a significant driver of Detroit’s economic recovery and investor in local economic development. Pamela Lewis, director of New Economy Initiative, describes her organization’s role as a “process manager for an entrepreneurial ecosystem” and the unique nature and implications of that model.

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On May 17, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings held an event that aimed to unpack the updated findings from the Detroit Reinvestment Index, a comprehensive report created and issued by The Kresge Foundation that measures Detroit’s comeback from its history-making bankruptcy in 2014.